Goal:

To promote responsible conduct of research and help those involved in research activities to become proactive and better prepared to deal with issues that may arise during the course of a research project.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of each section, users should be able to do the following:

Section 1: Overview

       - Identify various collaborative research topics critical to the responsible conduct of research.

Section 2: Need for Collaboration

       - Describe at least five justifications for engaging in collaborative research and their impact on the          responsible conduct of research.

Section 3: Types and Format

       - Distinguish between research collaboration ‘types’ and ‘formats’.

Section 4: Stages of Collaboration

       - List collaborative research issues occurring at various stages of a collaborative research relationship and          their potential impact on research integrity.

Section 5: Establishing the Relationship

       - Identify issues critical to establishing successful research collaborations and explain how a failure to          address even one of these issues may compromise both the relationship and the quality of the research.

Section 6: Working Together

       - Describe at least three research issues confronting collaborators that typically arise only after research          activities have begun.

Section 7: Identifying/Resolving Challenges

       - Describe various challenges that compromise collaborative research.                                                                            - List strategies that have been applied to address the identified challenges.

Section 8: Concluding or Continuing

       - Identify factors influencing a research team’s decision to conclude or continue collaboration, and the          potential impact on the responsible conduct of research.